Indestructible is the sixth studio album by the American
punk rock band
Rancid. It was produced by
Brett Gurewitz (
Bad Religion) and released by
Hellcat Records
on August 19, 2003. On vinyl, it was released as double album. Despite
critical acclaim, the band was criticized by many of its fans for
Indestructible's
"poppier" sound. It debuted at number 15 on the charts, with 51,000
copies sold in its first week, making it Rancid's second
highest-charting album behind their 2009 album,
Let the Dominoes Fall.
Indestructible marks the last recording by drummer
Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by current drummer
Branden Steineckert (formerly of
The Used).
Writing and production
After a brief hiatus in 2001, Rancid returned to the studio with producer
Brett Gurewitz
in 2002 to record their next album. Work on it meant a year long for
the band. Most notably, finishing up the album was extremely stressful
for all of the members of Rancid.
Indestructible was the most
personal album the band ever recorded as it covered personal issues
including Tim Armstrong's divorce from ex-wife
Brody Dalle.
The other emotional part of the album was the album's last track
"Otherside", which Lars Frederiksen wrote and dedicated to his brother
Robert who died in 2001.
Post production of the album consisted of cutting the record down from
25 tracks to 19 tracks. The six tracks left off of the final album were
Killing Zone,
Stranded,
Trouble,
Road To Hell,
Warfare, and
Squatter House. Killing Zone and Stranded were used as b-sides and bonus tracks for the record. Trouble was reworked and released as a
single on
Pink's third album
Try This.
That version of the song won Tim Armstrong and Pink a Grammy. Road to
Hell was re-recorded and a Japanese bonus track on the 2nd
Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards album
Viking. Warfare and Squatter House remain unreleased.
Delay of release
he album was delayed a number of times before its official release.
First scheduled for release was summer/fall 2002, then early 2003,
mid-2003 and finally August 19, 2003. One of the reasons why
Indestructible had yet to be released was their various other activities. Singer/guitarist
Tim Armstrong released an
album with his then-new side project
Transplants and second guitarist
Lars Frederiksen released an
album with
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards.
Warner Bros. Records released the CD version while LP was released by Epitaph.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by
Tim Armstrong and
Lars Frederiksen except where noted.
|
| 1. |
"Indestructible" |
Armstrong |
1:36 |
| 2. |
"Fall Back Down" |
Armstrong |
3:43 |
| 3. |
"Red Hot Moon (Ft Skinhead Rob)" (written by Armstrong, Rob Aston, Frederiksen, Brett Reed) |
Armstrong, Aston |
3:36 |
| 4. |
"David Courtney" |
Frederiksen |
2:44 |
| 5. |
"Start Now" |
Armstrong |
3:05 |
| 6. |
"Out of Control" |
Frederiksen |
1:41 |
| 7. |
"Django" (written by Armstrong) |
Armstrong |
2:25 |
| 8. |
"Arrested in Shanghai" |
Armstrong |
4:11 |
| 9. |
"Travis Bickle" |
Armstrong |
2:16 |
| 10. |
"Memphis" |
Armstrong |
3:25 |
| 11. |
"Spirit of '87" (written by Armstrong, Dave Carlock, Frederiksen) |
Armstrong, Freeman, Frederiksen |
3:22 |
| 12. |
"Ghost Band" |
Armstrong |
1:37 |
| 13. |
"Tropical London" |
Armstrong |
3:01 |
| 14. |
"Roadblock" (written by Armstrong, Frederiksen, Reed) |
Armstrong, Freeman, Frederiksen |
1:58 |
| 15. |
"Born Frustrated" |
Frederiksen |
2:56 |
| 16. |
"Back Up Against the Wall" |
Armstrong |
3:20 |
| 17. |
"Ivory Coast" |
Armstrong |
2:19 |
| 18. |
"Stand Your Ground" |
Armstrong |
3:24 |
| 19. |
"Otherside" |
Armstrong, Frederiksen |
1:52 |
|
Total length:
|
51:24 |
|
[edit] Album notes
[edit] Personnel
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